Verstappen stays upbeat about Singapore GP start after Sprint setback
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After losing out to George Russell at the start of the Singapore Sprint, Max Verstappen said he was trying to stay positive about his start for the Grand Prix.
After qualifying for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix, Max Verstappen took a positive view of his start prospects. He had lost out to George Russell on the run to Turn 1 in the Sprint, though he went on to win the race; Verstappen described the getaway as “awful.”
Asked whether he still had concerns about the Sprint start and similar struggles at Sepang last time out, the Red Bull driver said: “It cannot get worse. It can only get better, right? We’ll see how it goes tomorrow.”
Verstappen said the car had been pretty strong all weekend. The pole was the 50th of his Grand Prix career.
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